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Tech Aims to Green Up Its Act

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On Gadgets Curbing
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By

Jim Carlton

Updated Jan. 7, 2008 11:59 p.m. ET

Ecology is meeting technology this week in Las Vegas.

Gadget makers are joining a green movement sweeping the corporate world, a new theme at this year's Consumer Electronics Show. Vendors plan to display products such as biodegradable PCs and solar-powered cellphone speakers, while panel discussions will include "Tech's Greener Pastures" to "Going Green -- the Eco-Technology Opportunity."